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afternoon

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-, ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf- /
NOUN
period after 12 noon and before sunset
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All eyes will be on Washington, D.C., and the Lincoln Memorial, where President Trump will give his closing remarks this afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

On Tuesday afternoon, the jury were played a police interview with the victim where he explained more about the incident.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

She’s having an event for voters to pick up campaign signs, and about 50 people have crowded in to see their congresswoman and pick up her swag at 5:30 on a Thursday afternoon.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday afternoon while attending his son’s hockey game, his office announced Sunday.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

The rest of the afternoon, I just lay on my bed.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Furner points out that updating paper tags is tedious work, and he’d rather employees spend their afternoons helping customers than tending to a small forest of adhesive rectangles.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Maximum temperatures during the afternoons will range from 11 to 14C north to south.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The childhood friends saw the movie weekend after weekend upon its original release, and later spent afternoons attempting the stunts in a 7-Eleven parking lot while blasting its soundtrack on a boom box.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Mornings at Dollywood were spent wandering the now-relocated bald eagle sanctuary and crafting village, afternoons were spent riding black bears, coasters and log flumes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Some folks in the city get Saturday afternoons off,” Pa announced at breakfast without warning.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney


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